Economics, B.A.

University Core Curriculum Requirements — 40 credit hours

All University of Portland students progress through a set of shared course options as part of the University’s liberal arts Core Curriculum. This curriculum offers a foundation of multiple lenses to address enduring questions of human concern, integrating the liberal arts, the University mission, and the knowledge, skills, and values needed in a diverse society and in the workplace.

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Two of the three core requirements in the Scientific and Quantitative Literacy and Problem Solving Habit are satisfied by ECN 120 and the mathematics requirements within the major.

ECN 325 and ECN 425 are the designated Writing in the Discipline courses for the B.A. in Economics.

College of Arts and Sciences B.A. Requirements — 24-33 credit hours

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Major Requirements - 40 credit hours

Required Courses - 31 credit hours

BUS 101Software Applications Workshop

1

ECN 120Principles of Macroeconomics

3

ECN 121Principles of Microeconomics

3

MTH 121Calculus for Business and Social Science

3

MTH 141Finite Mathematics

3

MTH 161Elementary Statistics

3

ECN 310Econometrics

3

ECN 319Intermediate Microeconomics

3

ECN 320Intermediate Macroeconomics

3

ECN 325/ENV 325Metrics for Sustainability

3

ECN 425Applied Economic Research

3

Grades of C- or higher must be earned in all MTH courses before taking upper division ECN courses. The following math substitutions may be made: MTH 361 or EGR 361 for MTH 161, MTH 201 for MTH 121, and MTH 202 for MTH 141.

 

Students may select one concentration from the following:

No Concentration: Major Electives - 9 credit hours

Select three courses from the following. Two of the three courses must be in ECN.

Any 300 or 400 level ECN course

3

BUS 312Cost Accounting

3

BUS 330Managerial Finance

3

BUS 356Database Management

3

BUS 408/EGR 408/ENV 408Innovation for Sustainability

3

BUS 431Financial Markets and Institutions

3

BUS 433Real Estate Finance

3

BUS 461Introduction to R Programming in Business

3

Environmental Economics and Policy Concentration-9 credit hours

This concentration provides a rigorous foundation for majors interested in the role that societies play in affecting environmental outcomes and how to improve those outcomes. The concentration is excellent for those pursuing careers in the growing environmental sector of the economy, including in business, government, nonprofits, and environmental consulting.

Select two courses from the following electives - 6 credit hours:

ECN 322Environmental Economics

3

ECN 325/ENV 325Metrics for Sustainability

3

ECN 326Climate Change Economics and Policy: A Global Perspective

3

Select one course from the following electives - 3 credit hours:
ECN 322Environmental Economics

3

ECN 325/ENV 325Metrics for Sustainability

3

ECN 326Climate Change Economics and Policy: A Global Perspective

3

ECN 430Psychology & Economics

3

BUS 408/EGR 408/ENV 408Innovation for Sustainability

3

ENV 314Resilience and Policy

3

ENV 349Environmental Policy

3

HST 357Environmental History of the Americas and the World

3

PHL 324Environmental Ethics

3

POL 335American Public Policy

3

International Economics Concentration - 9 credit hours

This concentration provides a rigorous foundation for majors interested in the economic institutions and practices associated with international trade, finance, and development. The concentration is particularly appropriate for those pursuing careers in global business, as well as for those seeking international work in government or non-governmental organizations.

Select two courses from the following electives - 6 credit hours:

ECN 426Comparative Economics

3

ECN 429Development Economics

3

ECN 440International Economics

3

Select one course from the following electives - 3 credit hours:
ECN 326Climate Change Economics and Policy: A Global Perspective

3

ECN 426Comparative Economics

3

ECN 429Development Economics

3

ECN 440International Economics

3

POL 371Politics of Central Europe

3

POL 372Politics of the EU and Contemporary Europe

3

POL 376Politics of Africa

3

POL 377Politics of the Middle East

3

POL 457The Rise of China

3

POL 462Globalization and its Discontents

3

POL 470Global Migration and Displacement

3

Public Policy and Social Justice Concentration - 9 credit hours

For students who choose courses that emphasize public policy, this provides a rigorous foundation for majors interested in positively influencing the laws and regulations that constitute the rules of the game for organizations, cities, states, and the nation. Students are well positioned for excellent analyst positions in government, public policy research firms, public health, and other organizations. For students who choose courses that emphasize social justice, the concentration instills an understanding of how economics in an interdisciplinary context can promote social integrity, sustainability, and universal human rights. It is excellent preparation for careers in the nonprofit, non-governmental, and governmental sectors, particularly careers centering on environmental justice and sustainability, marginalized populations, and labor rights.

Select two courses from the following electives - 6 credit hours:

ECN 327Market Power: Origins, Structures and Consequences

3

ECN 424Income Inequality

3

ECN 429Development Economics

3

ECN 431Health Economics

3

Select one course from the following electives - 3 credit hours:
ECN 325/ENV 325Metrics for Sustainability

3

ECN 326Climate Change Economics and Policy: A Global Perspective

3

ECN 327Market Power: Origins, Structures and Consequences

3

ECN 424Income Inequality

3

ECN 426Comparative Economics

3

ECN 429Development Economics

3

ECN 430Psychology & Economics

3

ECN 431Health Economics

3

CST 432Gender and International Development

3

HST 316US in Depression and War, 1920-1945

3

HST 322American Protest and Reform

3

PHL 313Socio-Political Philosophy

3

POL 302Perspectives on Social Justice

3

POL 335American Public Policy

3

POL 462Globalization and its Discontents

3

SOC 333Social Class and Inequality

3

SW 313Social Welfare Policy

3

Any additional credit hours required to complete a minimum of 120 credit hours